Installation

Yes, if you happen to own more than one BlackBerry device, you're welcome to install the app on both devices. If you've upgraded to Pro, both devices access the one Pro account. Push syncing helps to keep the tasks on each device in sync; changes that you make to your Remember The Milk tasks on one device will sync up with the other devices so you're up-to-date.

Basics

The app is divided into "cards". When viewing a list or a task, there is a card for each; these will stack atop one another. It's then possible to slide these cards left and right to continue navigating.

Just try it out by tapping and sliding around the app!

You can also use the 'Back' button at the top left to go out of details instead of swiping, and the 'Menu' button at the top left of a list view to view the sidebar.

Note: When trying to navigate from a task list back to the side menu, swipe from the left edge of the screen to the right. The left edge of the screen is reserved for this motion, even if there's a task underneath.

Your device communicates with our servers using a secure HTTPS connection to transfer both login details and tasks data. HTTPS is a secure protocol that provides authenticated and encrypted communication.

The app has been designed to keep battery usage and data transfer to a minimum.

If you're concerned about resource usage, you're welcome to change your sync settings. You can change the sync schedule to make the app sync less frequently, or even change the sync mode to 'manual' on the Settings screen.

No problem! You can continue using the app, just as you normally would. If you have the app set to 'auto' sync, once the Internet connection is available again, the app will attempt its auto sync as scheduled.

That depends on how many tasks and notes you have in your account! If you have a lot of tasks in Remember The Milk already, you might wish to set up the app using a Wi-Fi connection (rather than your device's mobile connection) to speed things up.

The initial sync needs to transfer all your tasks and notes from Remember The Milk to your device. To make things a little faster, by default it will only transfer completed tasks going one month back. If you'd like to change this setting, once you're set up you can find this option on the Settings screen.

If you don't remember the shortcuts, don't worry! When adding your task, just tap on one of the icons (due date, priority, etc) below the 'Add Task' bar. You'll then see a list of quick options you can tap, such as common due dates or tags you've created. You can also start typing to filter the options (e.g., find your tags that start with "p"), or enter something that's not in the list.

To save you time, tasks will add fields by context. If you choose to add a task while on your Today list, the task will automatically be due today. The same applies to tasks added on any day, list, Smart List, tag, or location screen.

Navigate to the Settings screen by tapping its icon in the upper left.

Tap on Tasks.

Tap the Default Due Date field and select the due date.

Note: The default due date doesn't apply to the day views (Today, Tomorrow, etc.) or to Smart Lists based on a due date; tasks added to those views will be set to those due dates unless specified otherwise. Read more about this behavior of Smart Lists.

Reminders

Navigate to the Settings screen by tapping its icon in the upper left.

Tap on Reminders to see the available settings.

Once you're finished, swipe from the bottom frame (BlackBerry logo) diagonally to the left to return to the previous screen.

Note: If reminders are enabled, we recommend setting your Sync Mode to 'Auto' in the app. This will ensure that Remember The Milk has the latest additions and changes to your tasks, so your reminders are up-to-date.

You can set your preferences for different reminder methods via the web/desktop app. Please see the reminders section of the help for instructions on setting up email, IM, or SMS reminders for your Remember The Milk account.

Note: If reminders are enabled, we recommend setting your Sync Mode to 'Auto' in the app. This will ensure that Remember The Milk has the latest additions and changes to your tasks, so your reminders are up-to-date.

The Inbox starts as your default list (you may change your default list on the Settings screen). The Inbox is just like your email inbox -- except that instead of emails, you'll receive tasks. More details on giving tasks are available here.

The Sent list stores the tasks that you've sent to other Remember The Milk users. As these tasks have already been sent, you cannot change them. It's not currently possible to send tasks with the BlackBerry app, but you can do this via the website. More details on sending tasks are available here.

While the BlackBerry app doesn't currently support setting up sharing with other users, if you have already shared a list via the website, the list will continue to be shared when accessed with the BlackBerry app. So, once you make changes to shared tasks on your device and sync them with Remember The Milk, the person who you're sharing with on Remember The Milk will get your changes too.

Tasks added in Smart Lists will use that list's criteria -- so if your Smart List contains all your tasks tagged with 'phone', any tasks you add will be automatically tagged with that too. You can learn more about how tasks are added to Smart Lists here.

When you make changes to tasks in the app, each Smart List needs to be re-checked to see if the task has to be added or removed from that Smart List. For example, if your Smart List shows high priority tasks, if you change a task from high priority to medium priority, the Smart List has to re-check and figure out that the task doesn't belong in the list anymore.

While a Smart List is re-checking (which happens in the background as you use the app), it won't be able to show an accurate count of tasks in the list. It will show 'smart' until it figures out an accurate task count.

Tags

Tags are like keywords or labels that you can add to a task to make it easier to find and organize later. For example, you can tag a task with 'phone', and then later when you're looking for tasks that require phone calls, you can just click on that tag and see all the tasks that have been tagged that way.

Navigate to the Settings screen by tapping its icon in the upper left.

Tap on Locations.

Tap on Check Location and select the desired option.

Once you're finished, swipe from the bottom frame (BlackBerry logo) diagonally to the left to return to the previous screen.

This setting determines how often the device checks your location to see if you are near one of your locations that has tasks. If you are near such a location, an alert will show in the notification bar.

By default, the GPS option is disabled in the Remember The Milk app to conserve battery. However, GPS will provide the best accuracy when detecting your location. To enable the GPS option, perform both of these steps.

Enable GPS on your device for the Remember The Milk app:

On your device, go to Settings > Location Services.

Tap on Permissions.

Tap on "Remember The Milk".

Turn GPS Location on.

Enable GPS in the Remember The Milk app:

Navigate to the Settings screen by tapping its icon in the upper left.

Tap on Locations.

Tap on Use GPS if available to enable it (if not already enabled).

Once you're finished, swipe from the bottom frame (BlackBerry logo) diagonally to the left to return to the previous screen.

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